It’s amazing what happens when players buy in to a coach’s philosophy. In a conference that is dominated by offense, Matt Campbell sold his players on the idea of playing a stingy ball-control offense and putting a primary focus on defense.
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Head Coach: Chip Kelly (0-0) 2017 Record: 6-7 (4th in Pac-12 South) Offensive Scheme: Spread Defensive Scheme: 3-4 Base Key Offensive Losses: QB Josh Rosen, RB Jalen Starks (Transfer), WR…
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For all that he is, Florida Atlantic’s Lane Kiffin can coach football. He doesn’t always say, or do, things the right way but when it comes to X’s and O’s he possesses a substantially higher than average IQ. In fact, his “football smarts” have never really been the problem during his frequent stops around the world of football. Outside of a failed experiment at the head coach of the Oakland Raiders, Kiffin has a track record of success.
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Oklahoma has become than standard in the Big 12 Conference to which other teams try to measure up to. Even the most prideful of programs, like Texas, are hoping to stack up to OU’s level of success. Perhaps they won’t admit it publicly but October 6th was the first date Longhorn fans checked when their schedule was released. The first thing every other fanbase did in the conference was check to see when they played the Sooners as well.
View More Expectations Won’t Change In Norman. Sooners Are Still Kings Of The Conference
“Sometimes you’ve got to learn the hard way.” That’s what Oklahoma defensive tackle Neville Gallimore said, during the spring, when asked about the disappointments of the 2017 season.
“As soon as I was done with the season I already knew what I had to be better at. You learn from your mistakes.”
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Junior running back Rodney Anderson has only played one complete season at Oklahoma. It was a heck of a season though! The Katy, Texas native paced the Sooners with 960 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns. His average of 5.9 yards per carry was enough to feel the temptation of the NFL Draft but admittedly he still has some work to do in Norman.
View More Ready To Run! Rodney Anderson Looks To Become The Focal Point Of Oklahoma’s Offense
With the 2018 college football season still months away we’ve entered the summer period of watch-lists. Every major award will release their preseason list of…
View More Gamebreakers | Ten Players That Will Impact Oklahoma’s 2018 Football Season
Oklahoma’s 2018 recruiting class ranked 9th nationally (Per 247Sports), which was the second highest ranking in the Big 12. Thirteen of OU’s twenty-two signees were ranked 4-stars or higher. More importantly, ten members of the class enrolled early and were on campus for spring ball.
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There’s no doubting that Oklahoma had a national championship caliber offense in 2018. There’s also no doubting that the defense was more than just a scapegoat in OU’s 54-48 Rose Bowl exit from the College Football Playoff.
View More Oklahoma’s Defensive Overhaul Must Lead To Improvement In 2018
The only thing that Oklahoma fans have seen from the offense since the arrival of Lincoln Riley is steady improvement. In 2015, Riley’s first year, the Sooners averaged 43.5 points per game. Over the course of the next two seasons Oklahoma’s offense would progress to where they led all Power 5 schools in points per game in 2017.
View More Oklahoma Isn’t Rebuilding The Offense, They’re Reloading It